Acts 9:1-6, (7-20) • Psalm 30 • Revelation 5:11-14 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Year C Acts 9:1-6, (7-20) • Psalm 30 • Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-19

He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" He asked, "Who are you, Lord?" The reply came, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting." Acts 9:4-5

Conversion of Saul -- Simeon Griswold, Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, DC

You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy … Psalm 30:11

Juneteenth Freedom Memorial Freedwoman Juneteenth Freedom Memorial Adrienne Isom Austin, TX

Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth … singing, "To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!" Revelation 5:13ac

Behold the Lamb, Ghent Altarpiece -- Jan van Eyck, Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium

Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat, but … they caught nothing. John 21:3

Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. John 21:4

Jesus said to them … "Cast the net to the right side of the boat" … So they cast it … they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. John 21:5a, 6bc

The Great Catch -- John August Swanson, serigraph, 1993

That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord … he … jumped into the sea. John 21:7a, c

Christ Appears to the Disciples at the Sea of Tiberias Jacek Rossakiewicz, 1990

But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land … John 21:8a

Appearance on Lake Tiberias -- Duccio, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena, Italy

When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." John 21:9, 12a

Christ Appears on the Shore of Lake Tiberias -- James Tissot, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, NY

Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. John 21:13

Loaves and Fish -- Helen Moloney, Church of St Loaves and Fish -- Helen Moloney, Church of St. Michael, Creeslough, Ireland

Jesus said …"Simon son of John, do you love me  Jesus said …"Simon son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Tend my sheep." John 21:15b, 16b

Christ's Charge to Peter to Feed his Sheep -- Raphael, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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